Sheila Bandyopahdyay (She/Her)

Sheila Bandyopadhyay is a director, movement specialist, performer and devisor of original theater based in Brooklyn, New York. With an extensive background in new work and Shakespeare, Sheila is committed to non-traditional theatrical performance that is literary, music-driven and physical. She enjoys working on ensemble shows and innovative adaptations of classical texts. Productions credits as a director and devisor include plays featured at the West End Theater, the 72nd St Theater Lab, the Brick, The Tank, the Boston Center for the Arts, and the Fringe Festival circuit. Additionally, she has served as a choreographer and/or movement director for productions at Shakespeare & Company (Lenox, MA), The Humanist Project (NYC), Gallatin NYU (Hamlet, Measure for Measure, The Rape of Lucrece), FSU/Asolo (Twelfth Night, The Aliens) and numerous shows for the American Academy of Dramatic Arts Company. Sheila is Director of Training at Shakespeare & Company’s renowned Center for Actor Training in Lenox, Massachusetts. From 2021-2022, she served as Head of the Professional Training Program and Core Movement Faculty at Dell’Arte International School of Physical Theatre in Blue Lake, CA. Prior to Dell’Arte, Sheila was Head of Movement at The American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City.